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Replacing players who had such a profound impact on the team’s on-court success and culture of the program is an unenviable task. UCLA basketball may not immediately find another Jaime Jaquez, but head coach Mick Cronin hopes he just added a key player who can help keep the Bruins nationally relevant. Utah transfer Lazar Stefanovic […]

A week after UCLA guard Jayden Clark declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, Jamie Jaquez Jr. followed suit on Thursday by announcing that he will forgo his remaining college eligibility to enter his name into this year’s draft. Jaquez took to Twitter on Thursday to bid his farewell to UCLA after a four-season run in […]

After completing his bachelor’s degree at UCLA, California native Jaime Jaquez Jr. has officially declared for the 2023 NBA Draft. Bruin 4 life 💛💙 pic.twitter.com/1nvJZCKvsE — Jaime Jaquez Jr (@jaquez_jr) April 6, 2023 Jaquez will forgo his remaining college eligibility after a stellar season in which he was named a consensus All-American, Pac-12 Player of […]

Baylor basketball transfer LJ Cryer has received interest from UCLA among a laundry list of collegiate programs, according to a Thursday tweet from The Portal Report. Other schools include Louisiana Tech, Alabama, TCU and Oregon. LJ Cryer has also heard from Kansas, Texas, Kansas State, Houston, Gonzaga, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Nebraska, Illinois, Clemson, Missouri, Indiana, Clemson, […]

UCLA women’s basketball star Charisma Osborne shocked the basketball world Wednesday when she announced she will be returning to school next fall. The decision comes off the heels of her declaring for the 2023 WNBA Draft after UCLA’s season concluded. Osborne is no pushover when it comes to pro-level talent. She was a projected top-10 […]

UCLA basketball’s season didn’t end quite how it wanted. The Bruins fell to Gonzaga in the Sweet 16, bowing out of the NCAA Tournament after Bulldogs guard Julian Strawther hit a deep go-ahead three-pointer in the final seconds. Would that pivotal play have gone differently if Jaylen Clark was available for UCLA? There’s still a […]

UCLA basketball junior guard Jaylen Clark won the Naismith Defensive Player of the Year honors, according to a Sunday tweet from NCAA March Madness. A former four-star recruit out of Rancho Cucamonga, California, Clark enrolled with the Bruins in 2020 over offers from California, Illinois, Oklahoma, USC, Xavier, and TCU, among others, according to 247Sports. Clark […]

UCLA basketball’s Jaylen Clark has declared for the 2023 NBA Draft, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium. He released a statement on Instagram as well. “I’d like to thank everyone that has helped me get this far,” Jaylen Clark said in his statement. “In particular, I’m especially grateful for my coach Tony, Billy, Craig, Mitchell, […]

UCLA basketball’s Tyger Campbell posted an Instagram story that could indicate his time with the Bruins coming to an end. Campbell attached Dylan Andrews’ post, which included a photo of him and Tyger Campbell together on the floor during a game in the NCAA Tournament. Does this mean Tyger Campbell is moving on? This comes […]

The UCLA Bruins suffered another devastating loss Thursday at the hands of the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the NCAA Tournament. Coach Mick Cronin spoke on what Jaime Jaquez has meant to the UCLA program and community during his time in Westwood. Mick Cronin on Jaime Jaquez and what he’s meant to UCLA and the entire basketball […]

Coming into the Pac-12 Tournament, the UCLA Bruins looked like one of the favorites to win the national championship in March Madness. Instead they got hit with a double-whammy to two key starters. UCLA saw injuries to the Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in Adem Bona and the Defensive Player of the Year in Jaylen […]

The UCLA Bruins’ season came to an end at the hands of Gonzaga on Thursday, as the Bulldogs clinched a 79-76 win to punch their ticket to the Elite Eight. UCLA built a 13-point lead at halftime of the contest, but Gonzaga did not throw in the towel. The Bulldogs clawed their way back into […]

After the UCLA men’s basketball program’s season-ending March Madness loss to the Gonzaga Bulldogs, no one should have expected Bruins head coach Mick Cronin to be in a good mood. Cronin, whose team lost on a last-second three by Gonzaga basketball’s Julian Strawther, was in a rotten mood in his postgame press conference, lashing out […]

In a broad sense, Jaime Jaquez is college basketball. A 6’7, 225 pound forward from Los Angeles,  the 22 year old Jaquez has quietly become of the best UCLA players of the last 25 years, transforming from a guileless grit merchant as a freshman to the lynchpin of a title contender as a senior. Averaging […]

The UCLA Bruins could be without one of their key pieces in the Sweet 16 against Gonzaga on Thursday night, as big man Adem Bona is questionable for the contest, according to Stadium’s Jeff Goodman. “His presence is much-needed against Zags forward Drew Timme – who might have a field day anyway against the Bruins […]

The way the UCLA Bruins were rolling heading into the Pac-12 Tournament, it looked like this year might be their best chance at winning a national championship in March Madness. Misfortune struck though during the conference tournament as junior forward Jaylen Clark was lost for the season with an Achilles injury. Clark has been a […]

There remains much uncertainty surrounding the statuses of UCLA Bruins starters Adem Bona and David Singleton for Thursday’s Sweet 16 showdown against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Bona is seemingly still not 100 percent, saying that he is going to check how he feels on game day, per Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times. It’s virtually […]

Gonzaga basketball will be facing their toughest test yet in this year’s March Madness as they play no. 2 UCLA basketball on Thursday. Despite the odds slightly favoring against them, however, Bulldogs star Drew Timme is confident they are more than capable of putting up a fight. Timme said as much in a recent interview, […]

The No. 3 seed Gonzaga Bulldogs (30-5) face the No. 2 seed UCLA Bruins (31-5) in the Sweet 16! Action tips off at 9:45 p.m. ET. Below we continue our March Madness odds series with a Gonzaga-UCLA prediction, pick, and how to watch. Gonzaga took down Grand Canyon and TCU in the first two rounds […]

Mick Cronin and the UCLA Bruins are preparing for a matchup against Drew Timme and the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the Sweet Sixteen. Ahead of the highly anticipated rematch of the 2021 Final Four game, Mick Cronin had some strong statements about the Gonzaga star. “He’s a guy who can always take over a game. You […]

The UCLA Bruins are in the middle of their preparation for a Sweet Sixteen showdown on Thursday against the Gonzaga Bulldogs. Among the chief talking points about that looming contest are the statuses of UCLA starters David Singleton and Adem Bona. UCLA head coach Mick Cronin told reporters on Tuesday that “Everybody is day to […]

UCLA basketball freshman guard Amari Bailey has been a key part of the team’s run in the NCAA Tournament so far, and he spoke on the possibility of going to the NBA Draft after this season. Really just focusing day by day,” Bailey said via Ben Bolch of the Los Angeles Times. “You know, I’ll […]

The weekend is over with 68 teams starting, and now only 16 standing. Top-seeded teams like Houston and Alabama still stand, while Cinderellas Princeton and FAU look to march toward the Final Four. It is time to continue our March Madness odds series with Sweet 16 predictions and picks.  Here are the current March Madness odds, courtesy of FanDuel 7 […]

UCLA basketball fans can breathe a sigh of relief. Starter and 3-point shooting specialist David Singleton, who exited Saturday’s second-round win over Northwestern with an apparent ankle injury, appears to have just suffered a sprain. Speaking with reporters following the victory, UCLA head coach Mick Cronin expressed his relief at the fifth-year guard’s diagnosis. "He […]

The Northwestern Wildcats take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our March Madness odds series for our Northwestern UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Northwestern UCLA. The UCLA Bruins are the only team in the Pac-12 which is still alive in the NCAA Tournament. Arizona lost, Arizona State lost, and USC lost […]

The UCLA Bruins entered their NCAA Tournament West Region matchup against UNC Asheville with a chip on their shoulder. The Bruins were just days removed from their Pac-12 title game defeat to the Arizona Wildcats. While the Bruins won the Pac-12 regular season title, they wound up extending their Pac-12 tournament championship drought to nine […]

As the 2022-23 NCAA season progressed, the UCLA Bruins emerged as legitimate national title contender. A big part of their strong season was the emergence of Jaylen Clark as a defensive presence and all-around key player. Clark’s role has increased each season he’s been at UCLA and his play this season had fans dreaming of […]

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our March Madness odds series for our UNC Asheville UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch UNC Asheville UCLA. The UCLA Bruins were the best team in the Pac-12 this season, winning the conference by several games over Arizona and USC. It […]

The newly crowned Pac-12 Player of the Year, UCLA forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. harkens back to an earlier, quainter vision of college basketball. He’s an inveterate hustle psycho, chasing down loose balls and throwing himself into box outs; a senior, outlasting and outplaying all the hotshot freshmen and NBA aspirants; a winner, averaging nearly 18 […]

Despite losing in the championship of the Pac-12 Tournament, UCLA and Mick Cronin still enter March Madness as one of the top teams in the country. They’re a little bit banged up right now with injuries to two starters in Adem Bona and Jaylen Clark. While Clark is out for the remainder of the season, […]

The Arizona Wildcats take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our Pac-12 Tournament odds series for our Arizona UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Arizona UCLA. The Arizona Wildcats and UCLA Bruins have been the two best teams in the Pac-12 all season long. Arizona seemed to be the best team in […]

The Pac-12 semifinals have officially arrived as the Oregon Ducks will look to upset the top-seeded UCLA Bruins in the Sin City! It is time to check out our Pac-12 Tournament odds series where our Oregon-UCLA prediction and pick will be revealed. Oregon took care of business in a thrilling win over the Washington State Cougars […]

The Colorado Buffaloes take on the UCLA Bruins. Check out our Pac-12 Tournament odds series for our Colorado UCLA prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Colorado UCLA. The Colorado Buffaloes have been noticeably volatile in this college basketball season, good enough to beat Tennessee by 12 points and crush Texas A&M, an NCAA […]

The UCLA Bruins appear headed for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament barring a collapse in the Pac-12 Tournament. However, star guard Jaylen Clark won’t be suiting up for the rest of the season, according to Jeff Goodman of Stadium. “BREAKING: UCLA’s Jaylen Clark is out for the rest of the season with […]

There is a title and automatic bid on the line for the Conference of Champions as the Pac-12 Tournament will take place in the heart of Las Vegas! Join us for our college basketball odds series where our Pac-12 Tournament prediction and pick will be made. With a decent amount of contending teams in this year’s […]

Selection Sunday is just days away as the rest of the conference tournaments kick off across college basketball. One team worth monitoring is the UCLA Bruins, who are likely headed for a top seed in the Field of 68. However, star guard Jaylen Clark has been dealing with an injury, and head coach Mick Cronin […]

UCLA basketball head coach Mick Cronin said junior guard Jaylen Clark will have an MRI tomorrow, Los Angeles Daily News sports reporter Tarek Fattal wrote in a Sunday tweet. “Did not say on what specifically, but Clark had a boot on his right foot,” Fattal wrote. UPDATE: Jaylen Clark has been ruled out for the Pac-12 tournament […]

A pair of heavyweight blue bloods in the Pac-12 will put their extremely talented rosters to the test as the eighth-ranked Arizona Wildcats travel to Pauley Pavillion to clash with the fourth-ranked UCLA Bruins. It is about that time to check out our college basketball odds series where our Arizona-UCLA prediction and pick will be made. […]

Two of the Pac-12’s best will throw down on the hardwood on this Thursday night as the Arizona State Sun Devils take on the UCLA Bruins. It is time to check out our college basketball odds series where our Arizona State-UCLA prediction and pick will be unveiled. After capturing their first Pac-12 regular season title since the […]